Private Equity
Law firm added Kirkland & Ellis added Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati attorney Christopher Kirkman to its ranks as a partner in the debt finance practice. He will work in Kirkland & Ellis’ San Francisco office. Kirkham was also a partner in the corporate finance practice at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
2 min read · 25 April 2011
2 min read · 25 April 2011
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1 min read · 25 April 2011
Commander On-Line: President Obama visits the Facebook HQ How Much for Where: eBay’s Where Inc. deal nets VC backers a $135M exit Still Looking Up: Economists paint an upbeat picture of the U.S. economy Closing Arguments: Rajaratnam’s trial closing in on a verdict
1 min read · 21 April 2011
Xpert Financial, which is developing secondary trading and direct-to-investor fundraising platforms, has established new term sheet and valuation controls for private companies seeking to raise capital from private market investors. The controls are part of its XPO platform for private companies and shareholders.
3 min read · 20 April 2011
Colorado-based publishing network Lijit scored a $10 million funding round from investors including new investor Highway 12 Ventures and includes existing investors Foundry Group, Boulder Ventures and Colorado Fund I, managed by High Country Venture. Specifics on the transaction were not publicized.
2 min read · 20 April 2011
SmartKem, the UK-based developer of semiconductor components, has taken an unspecified investment from Porton Group and Finance Wales Limited. The company will use capital to speed along its tech developments. Specifics of the transaction and bankers on the deal were not publicized.
2 min read · 20 April 2011
3 min read · 20 April 2011
They “Like” Each Other: Is President Obama getting too chummy with Facebook? But Gibbs is Out: As communications chief with the social network, in part owing to the news of his pending deal being leaked In Case You Forgot: There’s a Too Big to Fail movie still coming iPhone!!!!! New iPhone is coming! New iPhone is coming!
1 min read · 20 April 2011
Mariani Packaging, the California-based dried fruit packaging company, will buy Urban Processing LLC. The deal adds a dried cranberry product to Mariani Packaging’s product roster. Urban Packaging is based in Wisconsin. Terms of the transaction were not publicized. Advisors were not announced.
2 min read · 19 April 2011
